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A double header of 1930's feature films that were aimed toward parents in light of the growing rate of marijuana and cocaine use at the time. Reefer Madness/ Cocaine Fiends movie Both films, REEFER MADNESS (1937) and COCAINE FIENDS (1937) ended up becoming cult favorites in pop culture.

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You have to watch it with the guy from Mystery Science Theater 3000 narrating, otherwise the ignorance of the original movie producers will frustrate you. Kind of like politicians today that say marijuana is addictive and leads to harder drugs. We all know it's your psychology that drives you to harder drugs, and marijuana is as addictive as oreo cookies.

I'm 63 this year, and marijuana possession was a felony in my day. It's reminiscent of the paranoia and hatred of long hairs during that time...stupid-ignorant-bully establishment. Like Keith Richards said, " Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem."

I can't believe we use to watch this in school to try to teach us to avoid marijuana. Anyone who hasn't seen this, should. It is so wildly inappropriate for children. Bizarre in the thinking marijuana would cause the many troubles these people have. It is a strange movie, and comical if you think about why they made it and the for what audience. I saw this in elementary school, many time. Even at that age, I knew this wasn't right. I personally don't smoke weed, but if I did, I'd smoke and watch this flick. Big fun.

I originally viewed this in the mid-70's on 16 mm film in a University Criminology class to help examine how public policy is made.Quite enlightening! I purchase this DVD for entertainment purposes, proposing to screen it to neighbors and am extremely disappointed in the DVD pressing. I will not attempt to show it to others.It appears to be a poor transfer from film to DVD and a further copy of a DVD. Although there are no blemishes on the disc, there are multiple places where the player can't read the data.There are also several generational losses in fidelity.The hair jiggling in the upper right of the frame does not enhance that "original" look. The audio is horrible. I have 2 different copies of the original "Little Shop of Horrors" and there is also a world of difference between them - one is enjoyable and the other is not. As a fan of old films and music, there is real dis-service done to these old treasures when they are duplicated with little regard to preserving the original fidelity of the original recordings, whether film or audio. Additional barriers (besides time) between the current viewer and the directors' original vision amount to disregard, at best, and contempt, at worst for both the originator and the consumer, all for a quick, small profit. I don't mind paying more for fidelity. I love my Criterion DVD's and paid handsomely for them.

The first one they shipped me, didn't work at ALL.. They sent me a second one, (and said, throw away the first one). The second one they sent me STOPS every couple minutes, and I have to press the play button over, and over.... NOT even impressed.

Astonishing that nearly 100 years later, even a fraction of the population bases their beliefs regarding marijuana around this film's message. Even more astonishing is some states' laws and their criminalization of marijuana possession/use just as sensational and baseless as the propaganda presented so long ago.